connoisseur series500 Posted June 25, 2003 Report Share Posted June 25, 2003 Saw in the local paper a few days ago that the Ohio Historical Society has finally put up a sign outside Art Tatum's house on 1123 City Park Ave here in Toledo in order to commemorate the piano great. It's about time! It's in a crummy part of town, but I just might make my pilgrimage over there. Wonder if visitors are allowed in the house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted June 25, 2003 Report Share Posted June 25, 2003 Saw in the local paper a few days ago that the Ohio Historical Society has finally put up a sign outside Art Tatum's house on 1123 City Park Ave here in Toledo in order to commemorate the piano great. It's about time! It's in a crummy part of town, but I just might make my pilgrimage over there. Wonder if visitors are allowed in the house? Does the sign say: GOD WAS IN THE HOUSE ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted June 25, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2003 Does the sign say: GOD WAS IN THE HOUSE ? Yeah, that's cute. The sign gives a basic rough biography. It's made of bronze. I'll have to go check it out. There was a picture of it in the paper. I don't know the technology to display it online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Dye Posted June 25, 2003 Report Share Posted June 25, 2003 Gotcha covered, Paul! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted June 25, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2003 Thanks Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted June 25, 2003 Report Share Posted June 25, 2003 Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 25, 2003 Report Share Posted June 25, 2003 If you look at it JUST right, that picket fence looks like a piano keyboard. Perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montg Posted June 29, 2003 Report Share Posted June 29, 2003 Some other jazz greats from NW Ohio--Joe Henderson's from Lima OH and WIld Bil Davison's from Defiance. I wonder if they have plaques. I pased through Defiance last summer and asked the register girl at the local Wendy's if there was any commemoration of Wild Bill in town. SHe looked at me like I was nuts. "WHo's that?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted June 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2003 Jazz singer, John Hendricks is also from Toledo. Still performs here as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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